The programme, sponsored by Department of Industry, Government of Bihar & implemented by FDDI aims to prepare a skill workforce, technicians for developing clusters for small scale industry setups.

The first batch of the six months and three months programmes commenced on 15th January 2017 having 400 trainees.

FDDI Patna had initiated the same on a large scale at its own campus to train manpower of 1145 shortlisted applicants for skill development.

The first batch of the six months and three months programmes commenced on 15th January 2017 having 400 trainees.

A view of the Orientation Session

The main objective of Industry Department of the Government of Bihar is to develop clusters, with a support from FDDI for further development of Centralized Resource Centres (CRC) across the State & support in upcoming leather parks in various Districts of Bihar.

The focus of training programmes is to provide an advanced skill based training session for footwear manufacturing technology and leather product, mechanical and manual based design formation and to impart revenue generating skills and cluster development in the areas of footwear manufacturing, leather accessories making like Designing, Pattern Cutting, Closing, Assembling, Quality Control, Cost Effectiveness and to develop Entrepreneurship Skills.

During the training, skill(s) and knowledge is imparted on the most appropriate and latest technology of footwear manufacturing, systems, materials and method of production so that adequate trained manpower is available in the industry to cope up with the requirement of Footwear/Leather industry besides spreading and sustaining a technology and per person productivity culture in the Indian leather industry.

By providing gainful, sustainable, decent high wage employment opportunity, it will enable in achieving measurable social security benefits in the long run.

Theory session in progress

FDDI Patna has also received a proposal from Industry Department, Government of Bihar to organise a special session of Footwear and Leather Sector training session for Industry Department, GM District Industry Centres (DIC’s) of all the Districts of the State in mid-February 2017.